Personality Profile
First and foremost, the Triton is the loudest of all Cockatoos species. They are considered a Greater Sulphur-crested, as is the Galerita.The Triton is a proud, confident, stubborn, unpredictable, tenacious, loud, sneaky and did I mention unpredictable? The girls can be sweet and not as loud as the males. I am the only person that can safely enter their colony. Anyone else, will need a spotter.
I have a friend that was helping me bring in new perches and toys into their colony, I was recovering from a dislocated knee. Two birds were sneaking towards her feet, at the same time one of the Triton’s was approaching from above to rip her hat off. There were birds getting in position to bite her arm or back. I am outside of the colony telling her to watch her ankle, now your arm, then duck, one of the Triton’s is hanging upside down by a toe, trying to bite her face. They are sweet to me.
Over the years, I talk to people who are looking for options available, for their Triton pet. I hear consistent stories of aggressive behavior in the male Tritons. The birds human is always concerned that, if their bird is adopted, it’s likely to be passed from home to home due to behavior issues. Tritons are very smart, I suspect the naughty behavior is the result. They are very hard for people to live with.